The Graduate Diploma in Information and Library Studies is accredited as a professional course that will equip you for a career in librarianship. It offers an opportunity for those who have completed an undergraduate degree in another discipline to develop an understanding of the theory and principles of librarianship.

You will also acquire skills which are vital in professional practice. Topics covered in the course include collection development, reference services, resource description, management of library and information services, and technologies for information services.

You must complete a practicum placement within a library or an information centre during a semester break as a requirement of the course. This practicum placement is organised by the Department of Information Studies.

*Please note that offshore international students enrolling in this course can only study it fully online. This course is not available to onshore international students.

Notes

Fees for Australian and New Zealand students

Year

Student type

Cost

2018

Domestic fee paying
Domestic fee-paying -
A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university which is not Commonwealth supported, that is,
not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic fee paying students will be charged tuition fees
and may be eligible for FEE-HELP assistance for all or part of those tuition fees.

$17,700*

Fees are indicative only.

* Based on a first-year full-time study load of 200 credits.
The total cost will depend on your course options (i.e. units selected and time taken to complete).

Librarians acquire, organise and retrieve information in whatever form it is available. They work with the government, industry and educational sectors to deliver high quality information services and content.

Librarians are in steady demand and employment outcomes for graduates are strong. Graduates from library courses may also find work outside libraries, in roles that require high-level information management skills.